# Hazard Identification Charts

**Citation:** ERG 2024, Hazard Identification Charts  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** U.S. DOT / Transport Canada / SICT  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2024-04-04

Official ERG2024 hazard identification charts guidance, pages 9-23.

## Document text

INTRODUCTION TO THE TABLE OF MARKINGS, LABELS AND PLACARDS
USE THIS TABLE ONLY WHEN THE ID NUMBER OR PROPER SHIPPING NAME IS
NOT AVAILABLE.
This section displays the placards used on transport vehicles carrying hazardous materials/
dangerous goods with the applicable reference GUIDE circled. Follow these steps:
1. Approach scene from upwind, uphill and/or upstream at a safe distance to safely
identify and/or read the placard or orange panel. Use binoculars if available.
2. 3. Match the vehicle placard(s) with one of the placards displayed in this section.
Consult the circled guide number associated with the placard. Use that guide
information for now. For example:
•
Use GUIDE 127 for a FLAMMABLE (Class 3) placard
4. 5. 6. 7. •
Use GUIDE 153 for a CORROSIVE (Class 8) placard
•
Use GUIDE 111 when the DANGER or DANGEROUS placard is displayed or the
nature of the spilled, leaking or burning material is not known. Also use this GUIDE
when the presence of hazardous materials/dangerous goods is suspected but no
placards can be seen.
If multiple placards point to more than one guide, initially use the most conservative
guide (i.e., the guide requiring the greatest degree of protective actions).
Guides associated with the placards provide the most significant risk and/or
hazard information.
When specific information, such as ID number or proper shipping name, becomes
available, the more specific Guide recommended for that material must be
consulted.
A single asterisk (*) on orange placards represents an explosive's compatibility
group letter. The asterisk must be replaced with the appropriate compatibility
group letter. Refer to the “Glossary” section.
Double asterisks (**) on orange placards represent the division of the explosive.
The double asterisks must be replaced with the appropriate division number.
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TABLE OF MARKINGS, LABELS AND PLACARDS
USE THIS TABLE ONLY IF MATERIALS CANNOT BE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED BY
DANGER
111
DANGEROUS
112
1.5
EXPLOSIVES
1.2, 1.3 and 1.5, enter
For Divisions 1.1,
BLASTING
.5
division number (**) and
AGENTS
modes
compatibility group letter (*),
when required.
1.4
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118
1.6
EXPLOSIVES,
EXPLOSIVES
For Divisions
1.4 and 1.6, enter
1.6
FLAMMABLE
compatibility group
GAS
letter (*), when required.
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20
122
INHALATION
HAZARD
NON-FLAMMABLE
GAS
OXYGEN
INHALATION
HAZARD
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125
HOT
COMBUSTIBLE
FUEL OIL
GASOLINE
FLAMMABLE
1005
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RAIL CAR IDENTIFICATION CHART
CAUTION: Emergency response personnel must be aware that rail tank cars vary widely in
construction, fittings and purpose. Tank cars could transport products that may be solids,
liquids or gases. The products may be under pressure. It is essential that products be
identified by consulting shipping papers or train consist or contacting dispatch centers before
emergency response is initiated. The information stenciled on the sides or ends of tank cars,
as illustrated below, may be used to identify the product utilizing:
a. the commodity name shown;
b. the other information shown, especially reporting marks and car number which, when
supplied to a dispatch center, will facilitate the identification of the product.
The recommended guides should be considered as last resort if the material cannot
be identified by any other means.
117 Pressure tank car
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•
For flammable, non-flammable,
toxic and/or liquefied
compressed gases
Protective housing
No bottom fittings
Pressures usually above 40 psi
131 Non-pressure / low pressure tank car
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Known as general service
tank car
For variety of hazardous and
non-hazardous materials
Fittings and valves normally
visible at the top of the tank
Some may have bottom
outlet valve
Pressures usually below 25 psi
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RAIL CAR IDENTIFICATION CHART
128 Non-pressure / low pressure tank car
(TC117, DOT117)
•
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•
•
For flammable liquids
(e.g., petroleum crude oil, ethanol)
Protective housing separate
from manway
Bottom outlet valve
Pressures usually below 25 psi
115 Cryogenic tank car
•
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For refrigerated liquefied gases
(cryogenic liquids)
Vacuum-insulated railcars (tank
within a tank)
Fittings compartment located in a
cabinet at ground level of the tank
•
Pressures range from 10 - 75 psi
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RAIL CAR IDENTIFICATION CHART
111 Box car
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•
For general freight that carry
bulk or non-bulk packages
May transport hazardous
materials/dangerous goods in
small packages or "totes"
Single or double sliding door
140 Hopper car
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•
For bulk commodities and bulk
cargo (e.g., coal, ore, cement and
solid granular materials)
Bulk lading discharged by gravity
through the hopper bottom doors
when doors opened
COMMON MARKINGS ON RAIL CARS: reporting marks and car number, load limit (pounds
or kilograms), empty weight of car, placard, tank qualification and pressure relief device
information, car specification, and commodity name.
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ROAD TRAILER IDENTIFICATION CHART
CAUTION: This chart depicts only the most general shapes of road trailers and cargo transport
units. Emergency response personnel must be aware that there are many variations of road
trailers, not illustrated below, that are used for shipping chemical products. Many intermodal
tanks that transport liquids, solids, liquefied compressed gases, and refrigerated liquefied
gases have similar silhouettes. The suggested guides are for the most hazardous products
that may be transported in these trailer types.
WARNING : Road trailers may be jacketed, the cross-section may look different than shown
and external ring stiffeners would be invisible.
NOTE: An emergency shut-off valve is commonly found at the front of the tank, near the driver door.
The recommended guides should be considered as last resort if the material cannot
be identified by any other means.
MAWP: Maximum Allowable Working Pressure.
117 MC331, TC331, SCT331
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For liquefied compressed gases
(e.g., LPG, ammonia)
Rounded heads
Design pressure between 100-500 psi
Different configurations exist
117 MC338, TC338, SCT338, TC341, CGA341
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For refrigerated liquefied gases
(cryogenic liquids)
Similar to a "giant thermo-bottle"
Fittings compartment located in
a cabinet at the rear of the tank
MAWP between 25-500 psi
137 DOT407, TC407, SCT307, MC307, TC307
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For toxic, corrosive, and
flammable liquids
Circular cross-section
May have external ring stiffeners
MAWP of at least 25 psi
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ROAD TRAILER IDENTIFICATION CHART
131 DOT406, TC406, SCT306/406, MC306, TC306
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For flammable liquids
(e.g., gasoline, diesel)
Elliptical cross-section
Rollover protection at the top
Bottom outlet valves
MAWP between 3-5 psi (US + Mexico:
MC306, DOT406, SCT306/406)
MAWP between 3-15 psi (Canada:
TC306/406)
137 DOT412, TC412, SCT312, MC312, TC312
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Circular cross-section
External ring stiffeners
Tank diameter is relatively small
MAWP of at least 15 psi
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For emulsion and water-gel explosives
Hopper-style configuration
MAWP between 5-15 psi
117 Compressed Gas/Tube Trailer
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For pressurized gases (e.g., air,
helium, oxygen)
Long horizontal tubes permanently
mounted on a trailer
Filling and discharge manifold typically
located at the rear of trailer
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ROAD TRAILER IDENTIFICATION CHART
134 Dry Bulk Cargo Trailer
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For dry bulk cargo (e.g., oxidizers,
corrosive solids, cement, plastic
pellets, fertilizers)
Also known as hopper tanks or
hopper trailers
Shape can vary but always contains
one or more cone shaped bins
137 Vacuum Tanker
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For cleanup of chemical/oil spills or
for hauling crude oil, water
Large hinged rear door used
for dumping
111 Mixed Cargo
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111 Intermodal Freight Container
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For general freight that carry bulk or
non-bulk packages
May transport hazardous materials/
dangerous goods in small packages
(e.g., bags, boxes, drums) or
intermediate bulk containers (IBCs),
sometimes referred to as “totes"
Cargo door(s) in the rear
117 Intermodal Tank
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For liquefied compressed gases,
refrigerated liquefied gases, solids
and liquids
Working pressure may range from
20 to 500 psi
Tank capacity can range from 50 to
12,000 gallons (200 to 45,000 L), and
tank dimensions may vary
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GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION
AND LABELING OF CHEMICALS (GHS)
(May be found on means of containment during transport)
The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) is an
international guideline published by the United Nations. The GHS aims to harmonize the
classification and labeling systems for all sectors involved in the life cycle of a chemical
(production, storage, transport, workplace use, consumer use and presence in the
environment).
The GHS has nine symbols used to convey specific physical, health and environmental
hazard information. These symbols are part of a pictogram that is diamond shaped and
includes the GHS symbol in black on a white background with a red frame. The pictogram
is part of the GHS label, which also includes the following information:
•
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Signal word
Hazard statement
Precautionary statements
Product identifier
Supplier identification
GHS pictograms are similar in shape to transport labels; however, transport labels have
backgrounds of different colors.
The elements of the GHS that address signal words and hazard statements are not
expected to be adopted in the transport sector. For substances and mixtures covered by
the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations, the
transport labels for physical hazards will have precedence. In transport, a GHS pictogram
for the same (or lesser) hazard as the one reflected by the transport label or placard should
not be present, but it could exist on the package.
Examples of GHS labeling:
Outer Packaging: Box with
flammable liquid transport label Inner Packaging: Plastic
Single Packaging: 200 L
bottle with GHS hazard
warning label
(55 US gallons) drum with a flammable liquid transport label combined with GHS
hazard warning label
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In some cases, such as on drums or intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), which must
address information for all sectors, the GHS label may be found in addition to the required
transport labels and placards. Both types of labels (GHS and transport) will differ in a way
that will make them easy to identify during an emergency.
GHS
Pictograms Physical hazards Pictograms
GHS
Health and
Environmental hazards
Explosive;
Self-reactive;
Organic peroxide
Skin corrosion;
Serious eye damage
Flammable;
Pyrophoric;
Self-reactive;
Organic peroxide;
Self-heating;
Emits flammable gases
when in contact with water
Acute toxicity (harmful);
Skin sensitizer;
Irritant (skin and eye);
Narcotic effect;
Respiratory tract irritant;
Hazardous to ozone layer
(environment)
Oxidizer Respiratory sensitizer;
Mutagen;
Carcinogen;
Reproductive toxicity;
Target organ toxicity;
Aspiration hazard
Gas under pressure Hazardous to aquatic
environment
Corrosive to metals Acute toxicity (fatal or toxic)
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HAZARD IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS
DISPLAYED ON SOME INTERMODAL CONTAINERS
Hazard identification numbers, utilized under European and some South American regulations,
may be found in the top half of an orange panel on some intermodal bulk containers.
The 4-digit ID number is in the bottom half of the orange panel.
The hazard identification number in the top half of the orange panel consists of two or
three digits. In general, the digits indicate the following hazards:
2 - Emission of gas due to pressure or to chemical reaction
3 - Flammability of liquids (vapors) and gases or self-heating liquid
4 - Flammability of solids or self-heating solid
5 - Oxidizing (fire-intensifying) effect
6 - Toxicity or risk of infection
7 - Radioactivity
8 - Corrosivity
9 - Risk of spontaneous violent reaction
NOTE: The risk of spontaneous violent reaction within the meaning of digit 9 includes the
possibility, due to the nature of a substance, of a risk of explosion, disintegration
and polymerization reaction followed by the release of considerable heat or
flammable and/or toxic gases.
•
Doubling of a digit indicates an intensification of that particular hazard (e.g., 33,
•
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•
66, 88).
Where the hazard associated with a substance can be adequately indicated by a
single digit, the digit is followed by a zero (e.g., 30, 40, 50).
A hazard identification number prefixed by the letter “X” indicates that the
substance will react dangerously with water (e.g., X88).
For the transport of Class 1 materials, the hazard identification number will be
replaced by the explosive’s division number and compatibility group.
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HAZARD IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS
DISPLAYED ON SOME INTERMODAL CONTAINERS
The hazard identification numbers listed below have the following meanings:
20 Asphyxiant gas or gas with no subsidiary hazard
22 Refrigerated liquefied gas, asphyxiant
223 Refrigerated liquefied gas, flammable
225 Refrigerated liquefied gas, oxidizing (fire-intensifying)
23 Flammable gas
238 Gas, flammable corrosive
239 Flammable gas which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction
25 Oxidizing (fire-intensifying) gas
26 Toxic gas
263 Toxic gas, flammable
265 Toxic gas, oxidizing (fire-intensifying)
268 Toxic gas, corrosive
28 Gas, corrosive
30 Flammable liquid (flash-point between 23°C and 60°C, inclusive), or flammable liquid
or solid in the molten state with a flash-point above 60°C, heated to a temperature
equal to or above its flash-point, or self-heating liquid
323 Flammable liquid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
X323 Flammable liquid which reacts dangerously with water, emitting flammable gases
33 Highly flammable liquid (flash-point below 23°C)
333 Pyrophoric liquid
X333 Pyrophoric liquid which reacts dangerously with water
336 Highly flammable liquid, toxic
338 Highly flammable liquid, corrosive
X338 Highly flammable liquid, corrosive, which reacts dangerously with water
339 Highly flammable liquid which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction
36 Flammable liquid (flash-point between 23°C and 60°C, inclusive), slightly toxic, or
self-heating liquid, toxic
362 Flammable liquid, toxic, which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
X362 Flammable liquid, toxic, which reacts dangerously with water, emitting
flammable gases
368 Flammable liquid, toxic, corrosive
38 Flammable liquid (flash-point between 23°C and 60°C, inclusive), slightly corrosive
or self-heating liquid, corrosive
382 Flammable liquid, corrosive, which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
X382 Flammable liquid, corrosive, which reacts dangerously with water, emitting
flammable gases
39 Flammable liquid, which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction
40 Flammable solid, or self-reactive substance, or self-heating substance, or
polymerizing substance
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HAZARD IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS
DISPLAYED ON SOME INTERMODAL CONTAINERS
423 Solid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases, or flammable solid which
reacts with water, emitting flammable gases, or self-heating solid which reacts with
water, emitting flammable gases
X423 Solid which reacts dangerously with water, emitting flammable gases, or flammable
solid which reacts dangerously with water, emitting flammable gases, or self-heating
solid which reacts dangerously with water, emitting flammable gases
43 Spontaneously flammable (pyrophoric) solid
X432 Spontaneously flammable (pyrophoric) solid which reacts dangerously with water,
emitting flammable gases
44 Flammable solid, in the molten state at an elevated temperature
446 Flammable solid, toxic, in the molten state at an elevated temperature
46 Flammable or self-heating solid, toxic
462 Toxic solid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
X462 Solid which reacts dangerously with water, emitting toxic gases
48 Flammable or self-heating solid, corrosive
482 Corrosive solid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
X482 Solid which reacts dangerously with water, emitting corrosive gases
50 Oxidizing (fire-intensifying) substance
539 Flammable organic peroxide
55 Strongly oxidizing (fire-intensifying) substance
556 Strongly oxidizing (fire-intensifying) substance, toxic
558 Strongly oxidizing (fire-intensifying) substance, corrosive
559 Strongly oxidizing (fire-intensifying) substance which can spontaneously lead to
violent reaction
56 Oxidizing substance (fire-intensifying), toxic
568 Oxidizing substance (fire-intensifying), toxic, corrosive
58 Oxidizing substance (fire-intensifying), corrosive
59 Oxidizing substance (fire-intensifying) which can spontaneously lead to
violent reaction
60 Toxic or slightly toxic substance
606 Infectious substance
623 Toxic liquid, which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
63 Toxic substance, flammable (flash-point between 23°C and 60°C, inclusive)
638 Toxic substance, flammable (flash-point between 23°C and 60°C, inclusive), corrosive
639 Toxic substance, flammable (flash-point not above 60°C) which can spontaneously
lead to violent reaction
64 Toxic solid, flammable or self-heating
642 Toxic solid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
65 Toxic substance, oxidizing (fire-intensifying)
66 Highly toxic substance
663 Highly toxic substance, flammable (flash-point not above 60°C)
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HAZARD IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS
DISPLAYED ON SOME INTERMODAL CONTAINERS
664 Highly toxic solid, flammable or self-heating
665 Highly toxic substance, oxidizing (fire-intensifying)
668 Highly toxic substance, corrosive
X668 Highly toxic substance, corrosive, which reacts dangerously with water
669 Highly toxic substance which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction
68 Toxic substance, corrosive
69 Toxic or slightly toxic substance which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction
70 Radioactive material
768 Radioactive material, toxic, corrosive
78 Radioactive material, corrosive
80 Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance
X80 Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance which reacts dangerously with water
823 Corrosive liquid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
83 Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance, flammable (flash-point between 23°C and
60°C, inclusive)
X83 Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance, flammable (flash-point between 23°C and
60°C, inclusive), which reacts dangerously with water
836 Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance, flammable (flash-point between 23°C and
60°C, inclusive) and toxic
839 Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance, flammable (flash-point between 23°C and
60°C, inclusive), which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction
X839 Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance, flammable (flash-point between 23°C and
60°C, inclusive), which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction and which reacts
dangerously with water
84 Corrosive solid, flammable or self-heating
842 Corrosive solid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
85 Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance, oxidizing (fire-intensifying)
856 Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance, oxidizing (fire-intensifying) and toxic
86 Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance, toxic
88 Highly corrosive substance
X88 Highly corrosive substance which reacts dangerously with water
883 Highly corrosive substance, flammable (flash-point between 23°C and 60°C,
inclusive)
884 Highly corrosive solid, flammable or self-heating
885 Highly corrosive substance, oxidizing (fire-intensifying)
886 Highly corrosive substance, toxic
X886 Highly corrosive substance, toxic, which reacts dangerously with water
89 Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance which can spontaneously lead to
violent reaction
90 Environmentally hazardous substance; miscellaneous dangerous substances
99 Miscellaneous dangerous substance carried at an elevated temperature
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